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Science: general issues

Hardback. Comprehensive handbook for starting and running a small science center. Editor(s): Yao, Cynthia C.; Dierking, Lynn D.; Anderson, Peter A.; Schatz, Dennis; Wolf, Sarah. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759106529
ISBN
9780759106529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.43

Paperback. Comprehensive handbook for starting and running a small science center. Editor(s): Yao, Cynthia C.; Dierking, Lynn D.; Anderson, Peter A.; Schatz, Dennis; Wolf, Sarah. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759106536
ISBN
9780759106536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.50

Paperback. This work is an account of the human tendency to deny or minimize biology. It considers a wide variety of anti-biological systems and their relation to larger issues, particularly gender studies, and discusses a variety of expressions of the antithesis between human beings and natural processes. Num Pages: 254 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761803218
ISBN
9780761803218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HP; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761809586
ISBN
9780761809586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.94

Hardback. Presents a cultural history of science and engineering (SandE) policymaking in the United States, from World War II to the post 9/11 era. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; PD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761831563
ISBN
9780761831563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.16

Hardback. The EMU and the Euro are transforming European banking institutions, regulations, performance, and bank-state relationships. This book analyzes these challenges and processes. It presents various perspectives to guide an understanding of European banks, banking culture, and the role of the banking sector in the EMU's competitive environment. Editor(s): Gray, H. Peter. Series: Research in International Business & Finance. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KFFK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762305971
ISBN
9780762305971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.52

Hardback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879432
ISBN
9780801879432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.25

Hardback. Hunt translates his often-demanding material into engaging and accessible language suitable for undergraduate students of the history of science and technology. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24, 16 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893582
ISBN
9780801893582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.37

Hardback. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895807
ISBN
9780801895807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.76

Hardback. For study or hobby, Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun is an entertaining guide to the world of ballistics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 90, 36 black & white halftones, 54 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PDX; PHV; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898563
ISBN
9780801898563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.92

Hardback. Bertoloni Meli's critical study of this key figure and the works of his contemporaries-including Borelli, Swammerdam, Redi, and Ruysch-opens a wonderful window onto the scientific and medical worlds of the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 108, 108 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; MBX; MFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801899034
ISBN
9780801899034
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.30

hardcover. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722858
ISBN
9780804722858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.03

Hardback. An internationally known scientist explains in a new and convincing theory why most life on earth, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. The book is written in an accessible manner with personal anecdotes and wit and without scientific jargon. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 line diagrams. BIC Classification: PD; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723923
ISBN
9780804723923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.31

Hardback. Astronomy was a popular part of Victorian science, and British atronomers travelled to remote areas to watch the sun eclipsed by the moon. This book shows how the organization of science, advances in photography, and new printing technology remade the character of scientific observation. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PGG; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739252
ISBN
9780804739252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardback. This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union the conflict between Einstein s theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742092
ISBN
9780804742092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.04

Hardback. This work uses cross-national and longitudinal empirical research to explain the rise, nature, and impact of science as an authoritative worldwide institution. The authors analyze the ever-increasing investment in science, the diffusion of scientific discourse, and the hegemony of scientific organizations. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFFS; JH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744911
ISBN
9780804744911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.63

Hardback. The Secret of Success explores the unique strategies and processes that a Fortune 500 R&D laboratory employs to create a perpetually learning organization. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755702
ISBN
9780804755702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.58

Hardback. Rethinking Science, Technology, and Social Change challenges prevailing notions that science and technology are socially shaped or constructed. The text puts forth a case for technological determinism, based on a realist and pragmatist account of science and technology, informed by historical comparisons. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755887
ISBN
9780804755887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.03

Hardback. This book explores the intersection of entertainment and technology, how companies have had difficulty at this intersection in the past and how they can get it right in the future. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTC; KNTX; PDG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756600
ISBN
9780804756600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Hardback. 'Helpful in selecting projects suitable to a given age level and manageable with a home's workshop and kitchen resources.'-WILSON LIBRARY BULLETIN Num Pages: 729 pages, plans, transparencies, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; GBCS; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 47. Weight in Grams: 985.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
729
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810816053
ISBN
9780810816053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.83

Hardback. "..useful to researchers in the history of science and in early American history." -ARBA Num Pages: 148 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GBCR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823181
ISBN
9780810823181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.01

Hardback. "..a valuable research tool with this comprehensive bibliographical listing of all scientific and technical periodicals published in Europe between 1665 and 1800..a personal name index and subject and institutional indexes make the volume an essential reference tool for scholars of the early modern period."-ISIS Num Pages: 352 pages, Plans, transparencies, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824928
ISBN
9780810824928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.63

Hardback. After an introduction to patents, their historical development and their current characteristics, this book describes the uses to which patents can be put, followed by details of their availability. Num Pages: 546 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DSB; LNR; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810828797
ISBN
9780810828797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.90

Hardback. Provides more than 500 sources of information on scientists for young and adult general readers and for scholars. These sources explain scientists' accomplishments in the context of the personal and career developments that made those accomplishments possible Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; GBCR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833845
ISBN
9780810833845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.47

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